1952 PICK-UP GIRL by Roland Vane GGA Paperback

Description: Acceptable/Good condition. Author of: WHITE SLAVES OF NEW ORLEANS NIGHT HAUNTS OF PARIS VICE RACKETS OF SOHO LADIES OF THE RED LAMP COPYRIGHT 1952 R. & L. LOCKER Printed in U. S. A. ----------- 2 ----------- Chapter One Pick-Up Girl THERE WAS a puzzling expression on Helen's face as she deftly, though rather unskillfully, applied her make-up. Truth to tell, she was not very accustomed to make-up, save for a little powder and lipstick. But tonight was to be an "event"-she hoped-and there- fore she was determined to make the most of herself. She was dressed in her very best frock, one that clung somewhat closely to her youthful figure and showed it up to the best of its advantage. Despite her youth-she was only sixteen-she was no longer the lanky, colt-like creature she had been during her school- days. She had developed rather quickly, and looked much more mature than she really was. She was rather pretty, too, although in a somewhat "cheap" kind of way. Her hair was fair and waved in an elongated "bob;" her eyes were blueish-gray and large; her nose straight; and her lips full and generous. There seemed to be a hint of slumbering, as yet unawakened, passion in her appearance. Her face was slightly flushed as she surveyed herself in the mirror in her bedroom. Even now she was hesitating slightly at the prospect of what she had determined to do. She had thought it over for a long time, for it had not been easy to come to a decision. It had been Mary Donan who had put the idea into her head. Mary was a year older than Helen and had been at school with her, in the North-country town in which they both lived. Two years ago, Mary had left school, but she and Helen had kept up their acquaintance, for they lived not far from each other. In those two years, however, Mary had acquired a knowledge of life far in excess of her age. Locally she was said to be "fast," and it was certainly true that she was rarely seen in the town except in the company of men much older than herself. She went to dances with them, and patronized the best hotels which were far out of the reach of the finances of the other girls whom Helen 5

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Location: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

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